    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [December 17, 2004]
    [Page 3120]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the ``U.S. Ocean Action
    Plan''
    December 17, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Consistent with section 4 of the Oceans Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
    256; 33 U.S.C. 857-19), I transmit herewith the ``U.S. Ocean Action
    Plan,'' a report and statement of proposals prepared by the Council on
    Environmental Quality in response to the Commission on Ocean Policy's
    final recommendations.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate.